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^   HANDBOOK   ^ 


OF  THE- 


UNIVERSITY  OF  GEORGIA 


ATHENS     ^     ^     GEORGIA 


CONTAINING  ILLUSTRATIONS 

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GENERAL  ^  INFORMATION 


BULLETIN  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  GEORGIA 

ISSUED  QUARTERLY  BY  THE  UNIVERSITY 

Entered  at  the  Postoffice  at  Athens  as  second-class  matter,  October  24th,  1900 

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WHAT  WILL  A   Univlrsli-y   Im)Ucaimon  do  for  a  Young 
,,,____      (lEORClAN? 

fe8^  It   will  do  for  him  what  it  has  done   for  thousands  of 

other  (Georgians  during  the  century  and  more  of  the  University's 
existence. 

Senator  A.  O.  Bacon,  of  the  class  of  1859,  says:  '-From  my 
early  manhood  to  the  present  time  there  has  ever  been  with  me  a 
most  irfratifying  and  sustaining  consciousness  of  increased  strength 
and  advantage  in  the  fact  that  I  am  a  graduate  of  the  University 
of  Georgia. " 

Rev.  Dr.  Benjamin  M.  Pahiier  of  New  Orleans,  Class  of  1838, 
the  grand  old  man  of  the  Southern  Presbyterian  Church,  whose 
sad  death  two  years  ago  robbed  the  Christian  Church  of  one  of  its 
most  honored  laborers,  wrote  in  1900:  ''If  in  physical  condition 
at  t)\e  tmie  to  allow  it,  I  will  endeavor  to  be  present  at  the  Cen- 
tennial, and  render  private  homage  to  the  University  which  I  have 
always  been  proud  to  regard  as  my  Alma  Mater." 

These  testimonials  of  affectionate  regard  for  the  University 
and  of  gratitude  for  its  training  are  typical  of  the  way  in  which  it  is 
looked  upon  by  its  alumni  everywhere. 

The  University 

HE  University  ol  Georgia  was  chartered  in  1785,       It  is 


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therefore  the  oldest  State  University  in  the  Union.  It 
opened  its  doors  in  1801,  and  through  those  doors  have 
passed,  for  more  than  three  generations,  the  men  who  have  made 
the  State  what  it  is  today.  Here  have  come  men  Hke  George  F. 
Pierce,  Nathaniel  M.  Crawford,  Thomas  F.  Scott,  Edwin 
G.  Weed,  Benjamin  M.  Palmer,  Thomas  O.  Hoyt,  R.  Q. 
Mallard,  Shaler  G.  Hillyer,  C.  M.  Beckwith,  A.  M.  Wil- 
liams, John  D.  Hammond,  G.  A.  Nunnally,  Robt.J.  Willing- 
ham,  W.  S.  Bean,  Charles  R.  Nisbet,  Lucian  L.  Knight, 
J.  J.  Bennett,  and   many  others,   to    receive  a  generous  training 

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for  their  useful  and  illustrious  careers  in  the  Christian  Ministry, 
Here  were  trained  for  their  work  in  the  Army  and  Navy  men  like 
John  B.  Gordon,  Francis  S.  Bartow,  T.  R.  R.  Cobb,  Howell 
Cobb,  Thos.  M.  Brumby,  who  stood  on  the  bridge  with  Dewey 
at  Manila,  Albon  C.  Hodgson,  Schley's  navigator  on  the  * 'Brook- 
lyn" at  Santiago,  Generals  Benning,  Tracy,  Henderson,  Phil- 
lips, Gartrell  and  Garlington,  Colonels  Lawton  and  Berner, 
and  a  host  of  others.  In  the  Law,  University  alumni  have  been 
always  prominent.  Justice  John  A.  Campbell,  of  the  United 
States  Supreme  Court,  should  perhaps  head  the  list,  with  Chief 
Justice  Lumpkin,  Chief  Justice  Jackson,  Associate  Ji;stices 
EuGENius  A.  NisBET,  Samuel  Hall,  Linton  Stephens,  Eben- 
ezer  Starnes,  Andrew  J.  Cobb,  William  A.  Little,  William 
H.  Fish  and  more  than  one  hundred  others  who  have  occupied 
•the  bench  in  this  and  other  states.  Six  alumni  have  served  in  the 
United  States  Senate,  and  about  fifty  in  the  House  of  Represen- 
tatives. The  names  of  University  men  in  Statesmanship  are  among 
the  most  illustrious  in  Georgia  History:  Benjamin  H.  Hill, 
Alexander  H.  Stephens,  Robert  Toombs,  Hershel  V.  John- 
son, Howell  Cobb,  James  H.  Blount,  J.  L.  M.  Curry,  Chas. 
T.  Jenkins,  W.  Y.  Atkinson,  Augustus  O.  Bacon  and  a 
multitude  of  others. 

The  University  has  been  the  great  bulwark  of  Education  in  the 
state.  It  has  given  to  the  Commonwealth  Bishop  Pierce,  Founder 
and  President  of  Emory  College;  Nathaniel  M.  Crawford,  Presi- 
dent of  Mercer  University;  W.  Y.  Atkinson,  Founder  of  the 
Girls'  Normal  and  Industrial  College  at  Milledgeville;  Nathaniel 
E.  Harris,  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  School  of 
Technology,  at  Atlanta,  and  P.  W.  Meldrim,  Chairman  of  the 
Board  of  Commissioners  of  the  Industrial  College  for  Colored 
Youths  at  Savannah. 

Besides  these,  the  roll  of  teachers  is  long  and  eminent: 
Joseph  LcConte,  John  LcConte,  Shelton  P.  Sanford,  Mor- 
gan P.  Callaway,  Lawton  B.  Evans,  Chas.  H.  Herty,  Gus- 
TAvus  J.  Orr,  James  P.  Waddell,  W.  M.  Slaton,  G.  R.  Glenn, 
Williams  Rutherford,  A.  W.  Van  Hoose,  and  hundreds  of  the 
best  and  most  useful  laborers  in  the  great  field  of  Education  in 
this  and  other  states.       University  alumni   are  found  in  its  own 

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faculty,  in'the'faculties  of  the  Technological  School,  Mercer  Uni- 
versity, the  Medical  School  in  Augusta,  the  State  Normal  School, 
at  the  head  of  Public  School  Systems,  and  in  the  teaching  force  of 
High  Schools  and  Primary  Schools  all  over  the  State. 

Space  is  wanting  to  name  the  alumni  who  have  honored  the 
State  in  other  Hues  of  endeavor,  as  Financiers,  Farmers,  Journalists, 
Engineers,  Merchants,  Manufacturers,  Physicians,  etc.  A  very 
few  names  must  suffice: — In  Medicine:  Crawford  W.  Long,  the 
discoverer  of  Anaesthesia,  Richard  D.  Moore,  Paul  F.  Eve,  De 
Saussure  Ford,  Wm  H.  Doughty;  In  Agriculture:  Dudley  M. 
Hughes,  Judson  L.  Hand,  D.  B.  Fitzgerald,  Robert  C.. 
Berckmans,  John  Bostwick,  James  H.  Mobley,  John  Gilmore, 
G.  F.  Gober,  Jr.  In  Finance  or  Engineermg:  Samuel  Spen- 
cer, Joel  Hurt,  Charles  A.  Collier,  James  M.  Edwards,  W. 
D.  Grant,  John  S.  Baxter,  Ralph  Peters,  Preston  S. 
Arkwright,  B.  M.  Hall;  In  Manufacturing:  T.  C.  Nisbet,  B. 
S.  Walker,  T.  P.  Vincent,  E.  R.  Hodgson,  Stewart  Phinizy, 
W.  P.  Huguley,  a.  D.  Schofield;  In  Journalism:  H.  H. 
Cabaniss,  Clark  Howell,  Henry  W.  Grady,  Pleasant  A. 
Stovall,  John  Temple  Graves,  W.  A.  Hemphill,  Remsen 
Crawford. 

Such  a  hst  is  necessarily  incomplete,  but  serves  to  show  the 
manner  of'men  who  have  gone  out  from  the  halls  of  the  Univer- 
sity. 

The  trainingf  they  received  is  given  in  richer^  fuller 
measure  today,  in  the  laboratories,  society  halls  and  libraries  of 
the  old,  and  yet  ever  new.  University* 

Athens 

THE  city  of  Athens  is  an  ideal  spot  for  the  location  of  a 
University.  It  is  situated,  on  high  ground,  among  the 
rolling  hills  of  Northeast  Georgia.      The  drainage  is  good, 


the  system  of  sewers  excellent,  and  the  water  perfectly  pure.  The 
town  is  remarkably  healthy,  and  typhoid  fever  is  almost  unknown. 
Successful  vaccination  is  a  requirement  for  admission  to  the  Uni- 
versity. The  health  of  the  students  is  looked  after  in  every  way. 
The  town  has  electric  lights,  street  cars,  local  and  long-dis- 
tance telephones,  paved  streets,  no^  barrooms,  and  good  railroad 

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DENMARK  DINING  HALL 

The  University  Dining  Hall,  accommodating  200  students,  where  good 
Board  is  provided  for  about  eight  dollars  a  month. 


CANDLER  HALL 

Used  as  a  Dormitory,  accommodating  86  students.     All  rooms  in   the  dormi- 
tories are  occupied  rent  free  by  the  students. 


connections.     The  Seaboard,    Southern,   Georgia  and  Central  of 
Georgia  center  here. 

Bill  Arp'  s  Opinion 

^XjUR  genial    friend  and    alumnus,    the    late  Col.    Chas.  H. 

.^^.jj  Smith,  Slid:      "Athens   is  still  the  central  seat  of  art  and 

^^^  learjiing,  of  good  morals  and  good  manners,  and  the  pride 

of  our  stale,  and  that  citizen    is    not  to  be  envied  whose  love  of 

learning  and  whose  reverence  for  historic  virtue  does  not  gain  force 

as  he  pondei's  upon  her  history  of  a  hundred  years." 

^Moral  and  Religious  Interests 

ElVERY  member  of  the. Faculty  of  the  University  is  a  mem- 
J  ber  of  some  branch  of  the  Christian  Church.  Bible 
^^^]  classes  are  conducted  by  men  bers  of  the  Faculty,  for  the 
special  benefit  ^.f  students,  in  three  of  the  leading  churches  of  the 
town.  All  students  are  required  to  attend  morning  prayers  in  the 
chapel  every  week  day,  at  which  service  members  of  the  Faculty 
officiate. 

Testimony  of  Athens  Ministers 

REV.  W.  H.  Young,  Ph.  D.,  of  the  First  Bapiist  Church, 
says:  "It  so  happens  that  the  state  has  located  her  Uni- 
versity in  a    town  peculiarly  moral,    and    free    from    the 


temptations  that  are  inseparable  from  many  other  great  institutions 
of  learning.  *  -'^  This  freedom  from  the  open  barroom  also 
trees  the  city  from  all  other  low  resorts  and  temptations  to  an 
irreligious  life.  No  city  can  possibly  surpass  Athens  for  its  high 
moral  tone  and  successful  removal  of  the  worst  of  temptations  from 
the  students  who  become  its  temporary  wards." 

Rev.  'J  roy  Beatty,  Rector  of  Emmanuel  Episcopal  Church, 
testifies  as  f  Hows-  "It  has  not  been  my  privilege  to  know  the 
wiiole  student  body  *  *  *  ^  but  those  whom  I  have  known 
*  *  are  as  fine  a  set  of  young  men  as  I  have  ever  known — clean 
and  manly." 

Dr.  J.  W.  Walden,  Pastor  of  the  Presbytrian  Church,  after 
six  years  of  observation,  has  this  to  say: — "I  have  been  impressed, 
from  the  beginning  of  my  residence  in  Athens,  with  the  quiet, 
well  behaved  character  of  the  student  body." 


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Dr.  I.  S.  Hopkins,  Ex-President  of  Emory  College,  Ex-Presi- 
dent of  the  Georgia  School  of  Technology,  and  now  Pastor  of  the 
First  Methodist  Church,  says:-"My  observ^ation  of  the  students  of 
the  University  during  a  residence  of  a  year  and  a  half  in  Athens, 
has  left  with  me  a  most  pleasing  impression.  Quiel  conduct  on 
the  streets,  courteous  treatment  of  citizens,  an  air  of  studiousness 
on  the  grounds  of  the  University,  and  resj^ectful  attention  at  reli- 
gious services,  indicate  a  most  favorable  condition  of  affairs  in  the 
institution." 

Dr.  I.  A.  Rubenstein,  Rabbi  of  the  Synagogue,  expresses  his 
opinion  as  follows:  —  "From  observation,  I  consider  the  moral  tone 
of  the  students  at  the  University  exceedingly  gratifying,  ' 

Rev.  A.  B.  Reeves^  Pastor  of  the  Christian  Church,  himself  a 
special  student  in  the  University  this  year,  says:  — 

"  I  find  among  the  students  of  my  acquaintance  a  wholesome 
moral  atmosphere" 

As  typical  of  the  way  in  which  mistaken  notions  about  the 
University  are  corrected  upon  closer  acquaintance,  the  testimony 
of  a  graduate  in  Law,  Mr.  J.  Ellsworth  Hall,  may  be  of  interest: 

'T  am  an  alumnus  of  Emory  College,  (1896).  >!<  *  *  ^ 
I  feel  constrained,  however,  to  say  this  in  answer  to  adverse  criti- 
cisms aimed  at  the  University  of  Georgia.  I  spent  the  year  1899- 
1900  in  attendance  upon  the  University.  *  *  I  was  in  close 
touch  during  my  work  in  Athens  both  with  the  large  majority  of 
the  student  body  and  with  the  [jrevailing  influences  within  and 
without  the  gates  of  the  campus;  I  saw  nothing  of  foundation  for 
the  hostile  notions  I  had  formed;  *  ^^  ^^  I  should  willingly 
commit  to  the  conditions  which  prevail  at  the  University  any  young 
man  whose  sobriety,  integrity,  and  culture  ifi  mind  and  heart  were 
important  considerations  to  me." 

Legislative  Committees  and  Boards  of  Visitors,  who  are  spec- 
ially charged  with  the  duty  of  investigaiijig  every  phase  of  Univer- 
sity work  and  discipline,  have  borne  tiie  same  tesiimony  to  the 
moral  tone  existing  among  the  students  here.  Dunng  the  recent 
military  encampment,  the  University  Cadet  Corps  won  golden 
opinions  from  the  people  of  Gainesville  for  their  goo, I  behavior. 

And  yet  there  are  people  who,  in  ignorance  of  the  truth,  say 
that  the  University  produces   "moral  wrecks."      Pierce,  Ruther- 

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ford,    Palmer,  Beckwith,   Crawford,   Scott,   Mallard,   Willingham, 
Gordon,    Curry,    N.    E.    Harris,   S.    B.    Adams — would    that    the 
University    might    always    produce    in    abundance    such    ''moral 
wrecks"  as  these! 
Departments  of  the  University 

THE  University  is  composed  of  several  colleges  or  depart- 
ments:—  I.  Franklin  College,  or  the  classical  Depart- 
ment, which  gives  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  requires  both 


Greek  and  Latin  m  its  curriculum.  2.  The  State  College,  or 
Scientific  Department,  which  requires  no  Greek,  and  offers  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science  in  a  General  Course,  as  well  as  in 
special  professional  courses  in  Agriculture,  Civil  Engineering  and 
Electrical  Engineering.  3.  The  Graduate  School,  in  which 
graduates  of  this  and  other  colleges  pursue  advanced  work.  4. 
The  Law  Department,  which  offers  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law 
on  completion  of  a  two  years'  course.  5.  The  College  of  Phar- 
macy, offering  the  degree  of  Graduate  of  Pharmacy  after  a  nine 
months'  course. 
'  Faculty 

THE  faculty  consists  of  28  members,  who  have  received 
their  training  at  the  great  German  Universities,  at  Columbia, 
Harvard,  Chicago,    University  of  Virginia,    University  of 


North  Carolina,  Johns  Hopkins,  Cornell,  University  of  France, 
and  other  famous  institutions,  including  colleges  of  Medicine  and 
Pharmacy. 

Campus  and  Buildings 

O'  N  the  campus  of  thirty  seven  acres,  situated  in  the  center 
of  the  city  of  Athens,  are  grouped  the  buildings  of  the 
Univeisity,  as  follows: — The  Academic  Building,  contain- 


ing nearly  an  acre  of  floor  space;  the  new  fireproof  Library, 
costing  ^50,000,  the  gift  of  Mr.  George  Foster  Peabody,  a  native 
Georgian;  the  Old  College;  the  New  College;  the  Chapel;  Moore 
College,  the  gift  of  the  city  of  Athens;  Science  Hall,  destroyed  by 
fire  in  November  last,  and  now  being  rebuilt  on  better  lines; 
Demosthenian  Hall;  Phi  Kappa  Hall;  Agricultural  Hall;  Candler 
Hall;  Denmark  Hall;  the  Chancellor's  residence;  four  Professors' 
houses,  and  the  buildings  used  for  the  Dairy  School. 

The  campus  also  contains  the  tennis-courts,  athletic  field  and 
drill  ground  for  the  Cadet  Battalion. 

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Genctal  Library 

HE  General  Library  of  the  University,  including  the  re- 
pository of  government  pubUcations,  contains  about  30,000 
books  and  pamphlets,  many  of  which  are  rare  and  valua- 
ble works  collected  during  the  library's  long  history,  and  now  dif- 
ficult of  duplication. 

The  accessions  to  the  library,  numbering  nearly  one  thous- 
and volumes  each  year,  keep  it  abreast  of  the  times.  The  library 
is  heated  by  steam,  lighted  by  electricity,  and  kept  open  every  day 
and  two  hours  every  night  except  on  Sunday. 

Department  Libraries 

F"^"^  OR  facilitating  the  use    of  books  relating   to  the  courses 
.    offered,  all  of  the  schools  in  the  University  have  libraries 
of  their  own,  conveniently  placed  for  ready  access. 

Laboratories 

HE  University  is  well  equipped  with  apparatus  for  thorough 
instruction  and  research  in  those  schools  whose  efficiency 
may  be    increased  by    laboratory    facilities, — Chemistry, 
Biology,    Physics,  Electricity,  Civil  Engineering  and  Agriculture. 
Societies  and  Clubs 

F^""*  OR  practice  in  oratory  and  debate,  the  Demosthenian  and 
Phi  Kappa  Societies,  which  meet  every  Wednesday  night 
of  the  session,  form  valuable  adjuncts  to  the  work  of  the 


University.  The  Law  Debating  Society  discusses  questions  of  law, 
and  its  roll  of  members  contains  only  law  students.  The  Euphra- 
dian  Society  is  a  select  club  for  the  purpose  of  stimulating  interest 
in  hterary  work.  The  Engineering  Society  discusses  scientific 
topics  of  all  kinds,  especially  those  bearing  on  Civil  and  Electrical 
Engineering. 

Admission  Requirements 

RIEQUIREMENTS  for  admission  to  the  University  are  set 
forth  in  detail  in  the  University  catalogue,  which  may  be 
obtained  by  writing  a  postal  card  to  Chancellor  Hill  at 


Athens.  The  applicant  must  be  not  less  than  15  years  of  age,  and 
must  stand  entrance  examinations,  unless  he  comes  from  an  ac- 
credited school,  in  which  case  his  certificates  will  be  accepted,  as 

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A  Place  to  look  for 
Bird  Homes 


Specimen  page  from  "Georgia  Nature  Study,"  a  series   of  leaflets  issued 

by  the  School  of  Agriculture  and  distributed  free  to  the 

children  of  the  state. 

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far  as  they  go,  in  lieu  of  entrance  examinations,  under  agreements 
made  with  those  schools. 

Entrance  Examinations  are  held  upon  the  campus  at  Com- 
mencement and  at  the  opening  of  the  Fall  Session.  (For  dates 
consult  the  catalogue. )  Students  who  are  not  fully  prepared  in 
?ome  of  the  subjects  required  may  be  admitted  on  condition  that 
they  make  up  their  deficiencies  within  a  specified  time,  but  no  stu- 
dent is  admitted  to  any  degree  course  in  which  he  is  conditioned  on 
more  than  two  subjects.  An  excellent  plan  for  intending  students 
who  are  deficient  is  to  attend  the  University  Summer  School  in 
Athens,  (from  July  5  to  August  6),  where  they  will  be  enabled  to 
make  up  all  deficiencies  and  become  acquainted  with  the  Univer- 
sity which  is  to  be  their  home  for  some  years. 

Militaty  Tactics 

mjrIILITARY  Drill  is  held  regularly  in  the  University,  afford- 

j^Ji,    ing  valuable  training  to  the  students  in  habits  of  disci- 

I^^^J  pline,  manly  bearing  and  obedience  to  orders,  as  well  as 


heathful  physical  exercise.  This  Spring  the  Cadet  Battalion  went 
into  camp  for  one  week  at  Gainesville,  and  the  results  attained 
were  so  important  and  successful  that  the  Encampment  plan,  which 
was  an  experiment  this  year,  will  probably  be  followed  regularly 
hereafter. 

The  School  of  Agriculture 
|kT    O  school  in  the  University  has  made  such  rapid  strides  dur- 
•*  ^      nig  the  past  few  years  as  the  School  of  Agriculture.      The 
improvements  have  been  as    follows: — i.       The  teaching 


force  in  the  school  is  larger  and  better  trained  for  the  work  than 
in  years  past.  2.  A  new  farm  was  purchased  some  years  ago  for 
the  use  of  the  school,  and  many  improvements  have  been  lately 
made  upon  it.  3.  The  buildingknown  as  Philosophical  Hall  has 
has  been  thoroughly  remolded  and  re-named  Agricultural  Hall. 
On  the  first  floor  is  the  Dairy  Laboratory,  while  on  the  second 
floor  are  situated  the  lecture  room  and  office  of  the  school. 
Rooms  for  mixing  fertilizers  and  other  purposes  have  been  added 
to  the  building.  4.  A  plot  of  seven  acres,  on  the  campus,  ad- 
jacent to  this  building,  has  been  set  aside  for  experimentation  on 
the  intensive  plan  of  farming,  the  use  of  fertilizers,  etc.  5.  Funds 
have  been  provided  for  the    issuance  by  this    school  of  Nature 

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Study  Leaflet.  Editions  of  from  seven  to  ten  thousand  are  sent 
out  to  teachers  and  others  all  over  the  state.  These  leaflets  are 
well  printed,  carefully  prepared,  and  attractively  illustrated.  Their 
object  is,  of  course,  to  stimulate  and  increase  the  love  of  nature 
and  nature  study  on  the  part  of  the  children  of  this  generation.  6. 
A  new  One  Year  Course  in  Agriculture  has  been  estabhshed,  and 
has  been  for  two  years  in  successful  operation.  7.  The  Short 
Winter  Course  of  three  months  has  been  remodeled  and  improved. 
8.  A  Two  Weeks'  course  of  lectures  for  farmers  as  well  as  for  the 
students  of  agriculture  has  been  organized,  and  was  given  this 
spring  with  good  results. 

Farmers  among;  the  Alumni 

#T^  HE  New  Alumni    Catalogue    shows  that    393  graduates  of 

•*-        the  University    have  devoted    themselves    to  farming,  to 

^^M    which  number    should    be    added    several  of  last   year's 

graduates.      A  few  of  the  University  men  in  Agriculture  are  named 

on  page  4. 

New  One  Year  Course 
-J  ESIDES  the  full  four  years'  course,  leading  to  the  degree 
^  I  of  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Agriculture,  there  is  offered  to 
^M  those  students  of  Agriculture  who  cannot  afl'ord  to  spend 
four  years  here,  a  course  comprising  the  essential  subjects  of  the 
fuU  course,  presented  in  a  condensed  form,  and  as  clearly  as  time 
permits,  together  with  practical  work  on  the  farm  and  in  the  Dairy 
Laboratory.  There  are  no  entrance  requirements  for  this  course 
beyond  a  fair  common  school  education. 

Short  Winter  Course 

A  SHORT  course,  covering  only  three  months,  is  given 
,  during  January,  February  and  March  for  the  benefit  of 
1^^^  farmers'  sons  and  others  who  can  spend  only  a  short  time 
away  from  the  work  of  the  farm,  and  yet  desire  a  better  prepara- 
tion for  their  life-work.  There  are  no  entrance  examinations  and 
no  fees,  but  the  applicants  must  not  be  less  than  fifteen  years  of 
age. 

^^^  The  Law  Department 

f  \yf  IR-  Boykin  Wright,  Ex- Attorney  General,  says:  ''Become 
L^J*j  a  lawyer!  (a)  By  acquiring  a  college  and,  if  possible,  a 
l^^^l  university  education — preferably  in  one's  own  state,      (b) 

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By  t  a  kino-  not  less  than  a    two  years'    course  at  a  Jirst-class 
law  school. 

Tlic  italics  arc  ours,  inserted  for  the  i)urpose  of  drawing  atten- 
tion to  one  of  the  important  teatures  of  the  Law  Department — 
tJie  tivo  years'  course. 

The  foregoing  advice  is  from  an  article  written  by  Mr.  Wright, 
entitled  ''Advice  to   Young  Lawyers." 

He  is  abundantly  sustained  in  his  [)osition  by  the  action  of 
the  American  Association  of  Law  Schools,  which  refuses  to  admit 
to  its  viefubersliip  a  one-year  law  school^  or  to  recognize  it  in 
any  way.  Full  information  as  to  courses  of  study,  cost  of  tuition, 
etc.,  may  be  obtained  by  dropping  a  postal  card  to  Prof.  Sylvanus 
Morris,  Dean  of  the  Law  Department,  Athens,  Ga. 

The  College  of  Phafmacy 

A"""^  N  excellent  course  has  been  established  here  in  the  Science 
of  Pharmacy.  The  course  covers  one  session  of  nine 
months,   and  affords  exceptional  advantages  to  the  stu- 


dents of  Pharmacy.  Full  information  may  be  obtained  by  send- 
ing a  postal  card  to  ^  Dr.  S.  C.  Benedict,  Dean  of  the  College  of 
Pharmacy,  Athens,  Ga. 

The  University  Summer  School 

six-*veeks'  summer  school  was  held  in  Athens  last  sum- 
mer, the  registration  of  students  amounting  to  670.  The 
faculty  was  composed  of  eminent  educators  from  this  and 
other  states.  The  second  session  of  the  Summer  School  will  be 
held  in  Athens  during  the  coming  Summer,  beginning  July  5  and 
ending  August  6.  The  attendance  is  expected  to  surpass  even 
that  of  last  Summer.  This  school  affords  a  good  opportunity 
for  conditioned  students  to  make  up  their  back  work,  and  for 
illy-prepared  students  to  becofne  thoroughly  fitted  to  enter  this 
or  so?72e  other  institution  in  the  fall. 

Full  information  as  to    courses,   fees,   etc.    may  be  obtained 
from  Prof.  F.  M.    Harper,   Athens,  Ga. 

Expenses  at  the  University 

A        mistaken,!  though  widespread  notion  exists  that  the  Uni- 

-•^     versity  is  for  rich  men's  sons;    that  it  is  too  expensive  for 

poor  boys.      Nothing    could  be  further  from  the  truth,  as 

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hundreds  of  poor  boys  will  testify.  In  the  first  place,  tuition  is 
free.  Next,  room  rent  iii  the  three  dormitories  is  free.  Board 
is  obtained  at  the  Students'  Dining  Hall  at  from  eight  to  eight 
dollars  and  a  half  per  month. 

A  matriculation  fee  of  ten  dollars  is  charged,  and  a  library  fee  of 
five  dollars.  No  medical  fee,  general  repairs  fee  or  diploma  fee 
is  charged.  Every  student,  unless  excused  from  drill,  is  required 
to  possess  a  uniform,  the  cost  of  which  is  about  fifteen  dollars  if 
new,  and  much  less  if  purchased  second-hand.  Books  may  be 
bought  at  greatly  reduced  prices  from  the  students'  book  store. 
The  initiation  fee  to  a  literary  society  is  two  dollars.  Small  fees 
are  charged  in  the  Physical,  Chemical  and  Biological  laboratories 
to  students  taking  those  courses.  It  will  thus  be  seen  that  the 
actual  expenses  for  a  session  of  nine  m.onths  are  hut  $125,  ex- 
clusive of  clothing  and  railroad  fare. 

Self  Help 

ANY  opportunities  for  self-help  are  afforded  to  needy  stu- 
dents, and  quite  a  number  are  working  their  way  through 
college.  Some  do  stenographic  work,  some  keep  books 
for  firms  in  Athens,  some  work  in  printing  offices,  some  deal  in 
clothing,  books  and  sJ"udents'  supplies,  some  run  '^pressing  clubs," 
some  do  shaving  for  their  fellow  students,  some  work  on  the  Uni- 
versity farm,  etc.  It  is  safe  to  say  that  any  energetic,  ambi- 
tious boy,  who  is  not  afraid  to  work,  may  obtain  a  Univer- 
sity Education  here  by  his  own  labor. 

The  Brown  Fund 

T """""""  HE  University  has  been  entrusted  with  a  fund  of  fifty 
thousand  dollars,  donated  by  the  late  Governor  Joseph 
E.  Brown.      The  interest  on  this  sum  is  annually  loaned 


to  students  in  need  of  financial  assistance.  AppHcations  for  loans 
from  the  fund  must  be  received  before  April  i  of  each  year.  For 
details  consult  the  University  Catalogue,  or  the  Chancellor. 

Student  Life 

COL.  Pleasant  A.  Stovall,  of  the  Savannah  Press,  Class  of 
'75,  says:  "There  is  a  camaraderie  at  Athens  that  is 
never  broken.  '     Men  are  measured  by  merit.       There  is 

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ABRAHAM  BALDWIN 
Founder  of  the  University  of  Georgia 


no  caste.  Half  of  the  boys  in  my  class  borrowed  money  to  com- 
plete their  course.  The  men  who  commanded  respect  and  won 
even  the  honors  awarded  by  the  student-body  were  the  hard  work- 
ers and  poor  boys. ' ' 

Student  Publications 


SEVERAL  publications  are  issued  by  the  students,  as  fol- 
,  lows: — "The  Red  and  Black,''  a  weekly  sheet  of  college 
^^M  news,  is  published  under  the  auspices  of  the  Athletic  As- 
sociation. '^The  Georgian,''  a  monthly  magazine,  published  by 
the  two  literary  societies,  is  devoted  wholly  to  Hterary  matters. 
"The  Engineering  Society  Annual,"  now  in  its  eighth  volume, 
publishes  the  best  original  scientific  papers  of  the  year.  "The 
Pandora,"  an  illustrated  annual,is published  by  the  student  body.  ■ 

College  Y,  M*  C  A* 

HE  University  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  has  a 
large  membership,  and  exerts  an  excellent  influence. 
Bible  classes  are    organized  for  close  study  of   the  Scrip- 


tures, and  meetings  are  held  regularly  for  devotional  purposes. 

Athletics 

WITH  wholesome  restrictions.  Athletics  at  the  University 
are  encouraged.  The  Athletic  Association  maintains 
footbaU, baseball,  tennis  and  track  teams,  which  are  allowed 


a  certain  number  ol  contests  each  year,  but  which  cannot  leave 
Athens  unless  accompanied  by  the  Physical  Director  or  some  other 
member  of  the  faculty.  The  rules  governing  Athletics  are  those 
of  the  Southern  Inter-Cbllegiate  Athletic  Association,  copies  of 
which  may  be  obtained  from  the  Physical  Director. 

Special  attention  is  directed  to  the  rule  that  from  now  on 
no  man  is  eligible  to  play  on  a  College  team  who  hereafter  shall 
play  baseball  on  any  league  team,,  i^even  a  jninor  league^,  or 
who  shall  accept  any  money  or  other  emolument,  directly  or 
indirectly^  for  playing  ballon  any  team  whatever,  [even  for 
his  expenses^,  other  than  a  college  team;  Provided,  however, 
that  if  a  m,an  play  on  his  hom,e  team,,  said  team,  not  to  be  a 
m,ember  of  any  league,  he  m,ay  receive  his  necessary  expenses — 
board,  lodging  and   transportation, — while  playing  with  the 

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team.  /)j'  '"'■Jionic  team''  is  tncant  I  he  leant  of  the  tinvn  ni 
which  he  is  resii/i//o-  and  has  resided  for  one  year  Jnst  previ- 
ous to  his  playi)ig  witJi  said  team. 

Men  who  are  delinquent  in  their  studies  cannot  travel  with 
the  team  until  their  work  is  made  up  in  a  manner  satisfactory  to 
the  faculty. 

No  student  is  allowed  to  engage  in  intercollegiate  contests 
unless  he  have  the  consent  of  hisparentsor  guardian.  The  effects 
of  athletics  are  good  in  making  strong,  manly  men,  subservient  to 
discipline,  ''temperate  in  all  things,"  believers  in  fair  play. 

Medals  and  Distinctions 

N  order  to  stimulate  effort  and  reward  excellence,  the 
prizes  offered  in  the  University  are  many  and  valuable. 
Eight  gold  medals  are  offe^-ed    by  the  Trustees  for  excel- 


lence  in  debating;  a  "Ready  Writer's  Medal"  is  given  to  the 
student  handing  in  the  best  essay  written  upon  a  theme  announced 
after  the  competitors  enter  the  examination  room;  the  class  of  1875 
offers  a  medal  for  general  excellence  in  the  Freshman  class.  The 
sons  of  the  late  Prof.  Wilcox  offer  a  prize  of  ^50  in  gold  to  the 
Senior  whose  final  examination  paper  in  French  or  in  German  is 
considered  the  best;  a  silver  cup  is  offered  to  the  best  Soi)homore 
Declaimer  at  Commencement;  a  medal  is  given  to  the  best  drilled 
cadet  in  the  Battahon;  Hon.  W.  J.  Bryan  offers  a  prize  to  the 
writer  of  the  best  essay  on  our  form  of  government;  the  Horace 
E.  Russell  prize  of  ^50  is  offered  to  the  writer  of  the  best  essay  on 
some  subject  in  Psychology,  and  the  Walter  B.  Hill  prize,  of  like 
amount,  is  offered  for  the  best  essay  submitted  by  a  member  of 
the  class  in  Ethics. 

There  is  keen  competition  also  for  positions  to  which  no 
prizes  are  attached,  such  as  representatives'  place  in  intercollegiate 
debates.  Of  the  eight  debates  held  with  other  institutions,  the 
University  has  won  four. 

The  Centennial  of  the  First  Commencement  of  the 
University  of  Georgia 

HE  approaching  Commencement,  June  11-15,  is  the  one 
hundredth  anniversary  of  the  First  Commencement  of  the 
University  of  Georgia.      It  has  been  decided  to  celebrate 

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it  as  the  Centennial  Commencement.  The  first  occasion  was  held 
before  the  institution  had  any  buildings  containing  an  auditorium; 
it  was  therefore  held  sub  arboribus,  in  the  open  air. 

In  order  to  bring  vividly  before  the  minds  of  the  living  the 
courage  and  faith  of  the  fathers  who  planted  a  University  here  in 
the  midst  of  an  almost  unbroken  forest,  the  Centennial  Commence- 
ment will  l)e  likewise  celebrated  under  a  bush  arbor,  erected  on 
the  very  spot  where  the  arbor  stood  one  hundred  years  ago.  The 
Ahna  Mater  calls  for  a  general  gathering  of  the  Alumni  (includ- 
ing both  graduates  and  matriculates),  and  all  other  friends  of  the 
University,  on  this  auspicious*  occasion. 

Pfogffamme  of  the  Centennial  Commencement 

OLLOWING  is    the  programme  of  the   Centennial  Com- 
mencement: 

Saturday,   June     nth,     8:00  p.    m. ,    Champion     De- 
bate   between  the   Phi  Kappa   and  Demostheniaii  Literary 
Societies. 

Sunday,  June  12th,  11:00  a.  m..  Baccalaureate  Sermon,  by 
Bishop  Thomas  F.  (iailor,  of  Tennessee. 

Monday,  June  13th,  11:00  a.    m..  Sophomore  Declamations. 

4:00  p.  m.,  Junior  Orations.  Delivery  of  Sophomore  Cup 
and  Debaters'  Medals,  by  Rev.  Charles  R.  Nisbet,  (Class  of 
1893),    Atlanta. 

Tuesdny,  June  14th,  10:00  a.  m. ,  Meeting  of  The  Alumni 
Socieiy. 

12:00  m. ,  Oration  before  The  Alumni  Society,  by  Hon. 
James  H.  Eckels,  formerly  Comptroller  of  the  Currency,  Chicago. 

5:00  p.  m. ,  Reception  of  the  IJbrary;  Address  by  Dr.  Francis 
G.  Peabody,  of  Harvard  University. 

6:30  p.  111.,  Alumni  Reunion  and  Refection  in  Denmark 
Hall. 

Wednesda)',  June  i5ih,  10:30  a.  m..  Senior  and  Law  Class 
Orations. 

12:00  m.,  Baccalaureate  Address,  Hon.  WiUiam  G.  Brantley, 
of  Georgia.      Conferring  of  Degrees. 

Reduced  Rates  on  the  Railroads 

R~*~"  FDUCED  railroad  rates  have  been  given  for  the  Cen- 
tennial Commencement.  Dates  of  sale  will  be  given  later 
in  the  papers  of  the  state. 

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ANNOUNCEMENT 


COMMENCEMENT  will  occur  on  Jwnc 
J5,  J904«  The  University  will  resume  its 
session  on  September  t5f  I904»  Entrance 
examinations  will  be  held  on  the  campus  on 
September  J 3  and  J4»  Applicants  for  ad- 
mission who  have  not  passed  the  examina- 
tions should  arrive  in  Athens  and  report  to 
the  Chancellor  on  September  i  t*  Those 
who  have  satisfied  the  entrance  require- 
ments should  s^ttivC'  not  later  than  the  day 
before  the  opening  of  the  session^ 

For  the  catalogue  of  the  University  of 
Georgia,  or  for  further  information,  address 
WALTER  B*  HILL,  Chancellor, 
University  of  Georgia, 
Athens,  Georgia* 


